Automobile fender and buffer.



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ANTONIO AIAIID. QI NEW YORK. Y.

LUTOHOBILE ENDEI 'AND BUFFER.

' 'o all whom it may concern:

lpeeicatteii et Lettere latent.

Application lied latch I. 1909. Iertai lo. 408.0". i

'tiitented lnu. 2.1, |010.

, of the automobile. l'lneh seetiiin A is iuiide lie it known tlnit l. A a't'osio (.\.\i.\im.\. n iiuy desired f-lnipo und i preferably huilt hubjeet of the King of Itnly. nt preneur re- -iding in .\ew York viti'. in the Stute ol' New York, hnve inventei ii new und useful lniprorenient in Automobile Fenders nnd linti'ers. `of which the following is n laperitieiitiou.

This ini'en ion relates geneinlli' to nii nutoniohile fein er or hutl'ei'. und more piii'tieulni'ly to one which not onliI protects thev forward rnd of the automobile und ulm the object atrurk, but which will operate when nn object is struck to divert or turn to one side the automobile, tliereb' shifting the impact, and greatly nvoidini the shock which would utherwhe come upon both the fender or butl'er, und the ubji-ei drm-k, if thia diverting oi' shifting opei'ntiou did not tnke place. v

Another object of the invention is to provide an automobile fender or butler ronneeted with the steering rod of an antonio, bile, whereby the front wheela will be turned at. an angle iortiomite. to the uhoclt or prrmilre reeeivet upon the fender or hitler. whereby the iuitoiuobile n ii whole i turned uwwy fioni-tlie object coming in eontaet with the fender or butler, and it still further object is io provide n device which can he quickly und easily connected with nui' instruction of automobile.

With these ob'ecta in view, my invention coiiaiate eaaentia l! in milking a fender or bn'er in two sections. and connecting .each seetion with one end of the steering rod connectiii the knuckles, ao that. when one section o the fender ia struck, the force will be communicated to the aaid ateering rod for the purpoee of turiiin the wheels in auch direction ea to alam ift or divert the antoniobile el in en ique diiection.

The invention consists also in certain details of eondruction, and novelties of coinhinatioii all of which will be fully described pointed out in the claims.

ln the. drawing forming a part of this slweitieationi-Figure l ni a ive view showing the practical app ieation of my invention. Fil. 8 iii e plan view, and Fin 8 and 4 ehow detaila of muniti-notion in section. v

In carrying out my invention l employ a f or butler which ia referabl made in two sections A, eaeh section bei curved aa ah'ewn ao aa to protect. the forward end up in the forni of a cushion n on any suitu ile'frnniework luiving it rigit bau-k 60 lt will be noted tlnit the two --eetions' oi` the fender ineet iit their inner ends so mi to avoid nny object such iis ii tree or post pussinir between them. and eoniini;r in contact with' the forwiird end of thel nutoniobile or 65 the fender nieelninisni connected therewith. 'llu-.euahion sections A are su i iorted by menus of the curved hara or roda the rear ends of amid Intra being connected to the dei-ring bar nt or near the ends of said 70 han'. nel steerinw bnr being arranged iii ad vnnee of the nx e l). and the knuckle arma will therefore pro'eet forwnrdly, and conneet to the ends o the steering bor, 'l'heec curved bziiw or roda li erom euch other tui shown, so that the rod which mi'inectswitli the left end of tlie steering liar .supports the right section of the cushion fender. und the right hand hnr or rnd supporta the left hand rei-tion of the cushion fender, and it will he noted that the forward ruda of there bam we hifurented no tluit there may he two Iioiuta of miuieetiou lwtweeu the roda or.

mrs nud the eiinhion 'aeetonin and in order to tnke up the direct .shock or blow froui the rods or hors li I preferably interpone springs E which are connected tu the forward ends of the rods or han B. and to the rear faceii of the aectiona A, aaid a rings bei iiig'eeqientine in form, and conaiitnting n 9 spring connection between the fender .or lintier,'and the curved roda or here which in turn are connected to the enda of the steering bar. Aa before stated, these curved roda crous eachother, and in prat-tice I preferably ineke our rod or bar wider than the athen. and alot it centrally and paal the other roti or har through this alot, aa clearly iiownw in order -to support the roda or bara in their proper poeitioiia -and also equalize their 10 inoveinenta .I employ a toothed wheel er druin F, which ia mounted u ,an a lar bracket G rigidly muinectet to the ront uxle. und extending forwardly. the toothed wheel or drum hein vmounted upon the veitieni end or onrnn portion of auid bracket, un shown. l'he fares of the rod or here which lcontact with thel wheel or drinn are also toothed, an ns to engage-the teeth upon -tlie wheel or drinn. said wheel or drinn turnin reely upon its jonrnnl. whenever the ro' s ure caused to'move by either one of the 

